Announcing the Winner of Our Thanksgiving Bloopers Contest

Now that we’ve recovered from Thanksgiving (it took a week of vegetarian meals to revive us from poultry-induced comas), we are finally able to come to an agreement on the zaniest Thanksgiving disaster story submitted to our Thanksgiving Bloopers Contest.

The winner of our heartiest guffaws and empathy (and more exciting for her, an All-Clad roasting pan and rack) is Denise from Ridgefield, WA, who sent us this gut buster about cooking her first kosher turkey:

One year I chose the “Kosher Turkey” recipe from Rick Rodger’s cookbook, Thanksgiving 101. I purchased a kosher turkey from my butcher and didn’t think about it until an hour before cooking time. I unwrapped the bird to find it
completely covered in feathers. I called my butcher who laughed and said “Lady, I assumed you knew what you were in for.” He told me to pick up a pair of pliers and start plucking. When the guests arrived we were still plucking. All the guests pitched in and my clean kitchen became littered with greasy, limp feathers. It turned out to be the tastiest turkey of all time.

Thanks to everyone who submitted. Lesson learned: That which makes our pies taste like dish soap and our stuffings turn pink only makes us stronger and/or more committed to making next year’s holiday more awesome.